2022 UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| Dates | May 2022 |
| Teams | 8 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venue(s) | TBC (in TBC host cities) |
The 2022 UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship (also known as UEFA Women's Under-17 Euro 2022) will be the 15th edition of the UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship, the annual international youth football championship organised by UEFA for the women's under-17 national teams of Europe. Bosnia and Herzegovina will host the tournament.[1] A total of eight teams will play in the tournament, with players born on or after 1 January 2005 eligible to participate.
Same as previous editions held in even-numbered years, the tournament acts as the UEFA qualifiers for the FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup. The top three teams of the tournament will qualify for the 2022 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup in India as the UEFA representatives.
Host selection
The timeline of host selection was as follows:[2]
- 11 January 2019: bidding procedure launched
- 28 February 2019: deadline to express interest
- 27 March 2019: Announcement by UEFA that declaration of interest were received from 17 member associations to host one of the UEFA national team youth final tournaments (UEFA European Under-19 Championship, UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship, UEFA European Under-17 Championship, UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship) in 2021 and 2022 (although it was not specified which association were interested in which tournament)
- 28 June 2019: Submission of bid dossiers
- 24 September 2019: Selection of successful host associations by the UEFA Executive Committee at its meeting in Ljubljana
For the UEFA European Women's Under-17 Championship final tournaments of 2021 and 2022, the Faroe Islands and Bosnia and Herzegovina were selected as hosts respectively.[1]
Qualification
The UEFA Executive Committee approved on 18 June 2020 a new qualifying format for the Women's Under-17 and Under-19 Championship starting from 2022.[3] The qualifying competition will be played in two rounds, with teams divided into two leagues, and promotion and relegation between leagues after each round similar to the UEFA Nations League.[4]
Qualified teams
The following teams qualified for the final tournament.
| Team | Method of qualification | Appearance | Last appearance | Previous best performance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Bosnia and Herzegovina |
Hosts | 1st (may qualify in 2021) | — | Debut |
Venues
To be confirmed.
Qualified teams for FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup
The following three teams from UEFA qualify for the 2022 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup.
| Team | Qualified on | Previous appearances in FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup1 |
|---|---|---|
| TBD | 2022 | |
| TBD | 2022 | |
| TBD | 2022 |
- 1 Bold indicates champions for that year. Italic indicates hosts for that year.
References
- ^ a b "Hosts picked for 2021 and 2022 WU17 EUROs". UEFA.com. 24 September 2019.
- ^ "17 member associations interested in hosting UEFA youth national team final tournaments in 2021 and 2022". UEFA.com. 27 March 2019.
- ^ "Temporary emergency measures for Financial Fair Play". UEFA.com. 18 June 2019.
- ^ "New format for Women's U17 and Women's U19 EUROs". UEFA.com. 18 June 2020.